NHER 17713 (Find Spot record) - Possible Bronze Age hoard

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Summary

A Bronze Age copper alloy looped palstave was found in 1941 or 1942. Metal detecting on the site has recovered other Bronze Age finds including the butt end of a halberd or dagger, parts of a dagger or rapier and a complete looped spearhead. An Iron Age terret and an illegible Roman coin were also found. The Bronze Age finds may be part of a scattered hoard. It appears that ?Iron Age pottery has also been recovered at this site.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL69SE
Civil Parish	METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

Around 1941 to 1942. Context 1. Found in a field of potatoes.
Looped palstave, with expanded cutting edge.
A. Lawson (NAU), 5 November 1981.

18 and 24 May, 1 June 1993. Metal-detecting finds. Context 2.
Middle Bronze Age halberd or dagger (butt end) with two rivets, (S1).
Middle Bronze Age dagger or rapier tip, (S2).
Middle Bronze Age complete side looped spearhead, (S3).
Iron Age terret, (S4).
Bone fragment, (S5).
(S6) in file.
0W. Milligan (NCM), 15 August 1995.

24 May 1993. Metal detecting find. Context 3.
Middle Bronze Age dagger hilt/blade fragment. Two joining, (S1).
W. Milligan (NCM), 16 August 1995.

1 June 1993. Metal detecting find. Context 4.
Illegible Roman coin.
See list in file. Identified by J. Davies (NCM), 30 June 1993.
W. Milligan (NCM), 16 August 1995.

March 1999. Metal-detecting.
The Norwich Castle Museum hold a number of prehistoric pottery sherds that were recovered by [1] in early 1999 (NWHCM : 1999.1.34.30). Although these find were never reported to the NHER the grid reference listed [2] suggests that they were from the area covered by this site. The sherds are possibly Iron Age.
P. Watkins (HES), 21 November 2013.

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF78904 Illustration: Jones, C.. 1993. Drawing of a Middle Bronze Age halberd/dagger butt end.. Paper. 2:1.
<S2> SNF78905 Illustration: Jones, C.. 1993. Drawing of a Middle Bronze Age dagger/rapier tip.. Paper. 2:1.
<S3> SNF78906 Illustration: Jones, C.. 1993. Drawing of a Middle Bronze Age complete side looped spearhead.. Paper. 2:1.
<S4> SNF78907 Illustration: Jones, C.. 1993. Drawing of an Iron Age terret.. Paper. 2:1.
<S5> SNF90963 Illustration: Jones, C.. 1993. Drawing of a undated bone fragment.. paper. 1:1.
<S6> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (10)

PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
DAGGER (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
HALBERD (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
HOARD (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
RAPIER (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
SPEAR (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
HARNESS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

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Methwold (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Oct 13 2018 10:34PM